Pompoms, a Mother's Dream Come True!

Pompoms are a marvelous invention, at least, in the opinions of the Dreamer and the Caveman. The two cannot get enough of gluing interesting and tactile objects to sheets of paper, thus, my purchase on a whim of the extra large package of assorted size, multicolored felt pompoms from the local Hobby Lobby proved to be a stroke of genius.

For the Dreamer, the intrigue in attaching pompoms and other materials to sheets of paper lies in the combining of art forms and media into a super collage of sorts of which she can, and does (usually without hesitation) display on the kitchen refrigerator.  So many of these such creations adorn our fridge, in fact, that Mister takes on the weekly task of sorting through the plethora of pieces until he succeeds in both appeasing the artist and exposing the hidden doors of the fridge beneath. This is no small task, I might add; the slightest mistake can reek havoc upon the household in the form of a disgruntled miniature Matisse.

Mister must properly attend to each piece that is removed from display and handle it with the utmost care and respect, all the while expressing his awe and gratitude for the artwork being retired.  He must walk a tightrope of presiding over the job, yet convincing the Dreamer that she is actually taking the reins of the duty.  His valiant efforts allow us to have a couple of days reprieve each week from the perpetual gallery until another Monday morning rolls around, he goes off to work, and the cycle resumes.

When it comes to the Caveman, however, the lure of the activity resides in the process of squeezing exorbitant quantities of glue onto a page.  Pride and confidence show in the form of physical strength perceived by the Caveman about himself at the moments when he is successful in extracting outrageous emissions of white craft glue from the Elmer's bottle.  He then attaches the media of his choice, after which, he again wields the glue and completes his work by drizzling a sticky glaze atop his assemblage.

Crafting at their very own work table allows the spawn to engage in an introspective and somewhat meditative activity that seems to quiet their souls following active play such as that of being outdoors searching for earthworms...